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What is a Health Impact Assessment?
A combination of procedures, methods and tools by which a policy, program or project may be judged as to its potential effects on the health of a population, and the distribution of those effects within the population. - World Health Organization
Why use HIA?
- To think about the effects policies have on health and how they can alter the health of all people in the population
- Look at non-health sector proposals, where health is not the main objective - may have major effects on the health and well-being of people, particularly vulnerable groups
The purpose of HIA is to:
- Inform and influence the decision maker
- Help address inequalities in health
- Promote collaboration
- Place public health on the agenda
- Reduce conflict between stakeholders
- Encourage sustainable development
HIA Resources:
Contacts: Kat Hall, Environmental Health Program Director at khall@landscouncil.org, 509-209-2403 or Nicole Powell, Environmental Health Program Assistant at npowell@landscouncil.org, 509-209-2404.
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